“The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has continued to experience changes within its upper leadership, leading some folks to again ponder what the health IT agency’s role will be moving forward.”
“Last week it was reported that Genevieve Morris, who has been detailed to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from her position as ONC’s principal deputy national coordinator, will move over full time to lead the newly establishment VA Office of Electronic Health Record Modernization (OEHRM)…”
“But Morris leaving isn’t the only shakeup within ONC’s senior executive department. John Fleming, M.D., the deputy assistant secretary for health technology reform, has been nominated to assistant secretary of commerce for economic development…” Read the full article here.
Source: ONC Roundup: Senior Leadership Changes Spark Questions – By Rajiv Leventhal, July 17, 2018. Healthcare Informatics.